RECENT PRICES OF FOOD AND CLOTHING IN BUCHAREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500230037-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: October 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECt1Al TV INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
IPlI`ORfV1AT10N REI'?ItT
Reoeat iz?ices of Food and Clothing in Bucharest
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'because of the difYicul;,' 11./iuv con3i-~:.t..nr, ~:t:r;:?e, le1:h Rtwsaala ah the begin-
ning of September 1953? At thtYt t:.a. ~~n ;r.?!.'__os-1.~, p:iae. trFre valid Yor the
various Toad cofuclaodtties ,find o?..har? .i?t;as~ .1..:,~,~c:d be.Lr~r~
Dairy products
"Bread, xit~ ccnpOna, tT]Krk. aoor quality : t1d manuf'aczurc,
underbalced, price per ~.zi,
K ~ Bread .is iaaLed thru ',:be ao~ceuled ?CEI~..FtE DE
P (Bread Centerj. _Tt is issued eaher for coupone
ar for Erse. With caupcne on ?_A? rats.on card (for
heavy w^rkers j in s.he siuanti?ty of 350 gx?aa~s per per-
Bon per day, on 'B' ration _::rd~ (for office vorkeraj'
3~ grams per da?~ per per~ans on D1 a?a:ion card (xifej
250 grams per day;, and an D2 ration yard (Por ci:lldren)
250 Blame per child. Brew cent^rn arr o~eaed >a.]a.
days of the xeek Eros 5:30 AM t7 L?'3f' P?~ and ~:U~i PM
to 7s 00 PHS, exceflt 3tindavn o?,~+ unlidaYs Srom b: 00 A:?.
to 12:OC noon. People 11.:~ uF For hrea3 even no>rK~iays
despite the fact that the E>z.zt, .,._?L ..,~ greazl;f ifn-?
proved because of toe Youth Festi.v:!~3., ??nin(r uo for
bread it3 caused by a bad distribution ot~ bread to the
bread centers.
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"Bread, black,, same type and quality ae t2-a.t 3:Csi:z?i.b.ited
xith coupons, but Free, price Pe= k~~o 2.00
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SECURITY 1~,IFORMATION
DISTRIDUT ION ~ STATE ARMT NAVT S AIR IFNI I~~ U?V 1 -~~
Th1s report is for the use w!thln Lire US.i of the Inte111Gence cmnponents of the Departments or
Agencies indicated nbavc. It lc not to be transmftt.rd uversens n?lthout the concurrence of the
orlglnutiug o3ilce tlirou@h the Assist: nt Director of the Ofllcr of Collection nr.d Dsseminatiun, CIA.
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"Bread, xhite, good quality, Price pe ~::ilo
"lChifle' ;sma7' round-type bread -approximately 50 gr) each
14ote: Sellers st the bread centers, provided they knox some-
one x811, ea11 bread in grenter quern;ities (even the bread
ieoued freely xithout coupons cannot be purchased in great
quantitieey in addlti.on malty times bread arrived at the bread
centers kith great delays) but at increased pz?iceg~
Lei 3,00 per kilo
"Milk, watered, poor qur~.l.ity, skimmed,, erith co~rpon-~ (3s?ued only
to either children or heavy xorkers (mines, r tc.~~ pr:ice per
13.ter .l,].0
Pric-= in I'?i
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"Milk, of excellent quality, brought at horde by fazmer, price
per litazl;
Note: Milk is issued ',~hru the Milk Centers, and o+~-nars of 2.50-3.50
coupons have a special identificatir~n card ireued by s
Cooperative to xhich they belong, No pr+ohibit:ion exie;tr
Por farmers - pz?ovi3ed they have comFleted their gtro'ta
and delivered it - on sel',ting their Products. Hc-+pvez?,
it '.a pointed out that this applies ou1,Y t~:, YarmAz?;~?, Rs
citizenE oP Bucharest +sre not allo~+d ts, do thi.. buFlne:as,
Since mL1k in di.ntributed on ration coupons to 'typogrwphical
xorkers ~ t}?:P~P_ xr,,r?kPr~ rP.t'1 their milk at the orir.;:? at
2.00 per later. ?'h:'.~t praoti7E ir:. F?_v=:a_sliz? ;.,-.r.~~s.,=nt: 3uring? ..
a mt'_ : shortage period.
pEBgn, ~ quantity of ten, 6. $O
Nate: EBgs are distributed o~ xi',.hout cn,xuona thru ;hc State
Alimentary Storert, There is quite a bi cf lining up for
bath milk sad eggs:; ;,ere Latter being very scarce. F,ggs car,
the ~ efore be purchased more easily front farmerr;, either at
the fialela Obor ~ (Obor market) or di. ?ec tly a"~ home at the
Pol7.oxing price?
?EBg, flood qual.it,y~ Presh, pr~iees depending on re.izeu,, per .gg 1.00-1.60
"N,t'Itc cream, la?a.ru in Rumar,::~ as ?3maatsnay a to>,1 item !which
ceanot'oe found in an; otate Food Store3 but be
~Y Purchac+ed
one through farmers, either d.i.rectly at home -provided one is
a good client - or at tine Obor markety nouadnys, farmers are even
se7 71 nv their products .,n '?h~ stree?ts of Bucharest (+:ypr.cnl. in
thA city;, prohibite3 until this sp::irro by Coamu.rniat authorities)
by loudly shouting and emphasizing t,}~ products on sale., ?rice
per kilo, depending on quality 10.00.15.00
"'Branza de Vaca' (coaa.,only knoxn ss cow-cheese or '2`elemea'), a
food item not obta:inatle through co$~ncs, but only on the, free
market either in State Food Storee? or fmm farroern. Price per
ki1o9 ~n State Faod Stores 9.50-?11.50
"'Branza ds Vaca', of a much better qua;Lity, fre?h, from farmers
in the markets or 'ought at home 10.00-13.00
Note: rood items should be underarooa a.4 on the free mar:;et
11' it is not mentioned that they are on s~.le xith coupons.
"Butt-er, xith coupons, at Ste.te Food Store,sy available in txo
gradeos 1st quality 27.00
2rd quality 21.00
"Melted butter,, for coupon, pes kilo
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SECAE~l'~iS CFFIL'IA~,S OM.Y/SECURITY INFORMATIO:l
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'utter, of excellent qus`lity- fresh, on axle in small.packagea from
Parmera; ?_50 grams fo? lei u.00, price psi kilo
Note: This is the only buttery fresh buCLer supplied by farmers,
xhich caa be used for breakfast, since all butter in State r^ood
3*.ores is no good.
"Pork _~t; nri.re per? kilo (on sale and obtainable only from farmers),
price per kilo,
Note: Despite the fact that melted pork Pat is 3uppoesed to be
dlEtributed on coupons? Chia P;~d ltam c~ianet bs .:Quad 1n any
State 3tcres at Bucharest. in exchange,. Sts.*.e Faod. Stores?
distri'lrste '3lanina de Porc? (pork "bacon st the price men
" tioued belox:
Price in .Lei
"$Ianina de Pore ?, Price ter k31o rn+,h enaponr;
14,00
?Meat~
I.at quality, fvr ?Fripturi' (beefsteak)
2nd nuality, more bones than meat 3.85
3rd quality, cn1,y skin. and ~oneq 7.45
y.... Note: Meat is on ale 'thi-oughc:it .he Sts e But .h^-. S?t.^see xhic?t 5.50
get the meat from State Enterar?ise called C0n_g_Cp,R (.^,om~rce cf
meat). Meat is diatr?ibuted anl~ for r..os~onz in ~+,a?tA Butcher?s
Stores, but this holdrs true ~n1y Par the mea-i on a~Ls ?sr~tL
coupons: cosy m.~s?,?. There exi:CGS; Y.o~*e?ver., s free diatr.i.'bu~slon
(xithout eouponL; of ?Barbec ? meat (goat, th.: ?o~::.g:tzoul S mate
Butcher St.~+re; (see price s?e:lo?sr;. :^he rro::edi:-~< 1'or? ,a?le o.f meat
is as follosae, ?:ining up ._or the de,..~ver?y of co?s~on (,any member
of ?the family c:~sn collect the m:.a r;a?;s